'''Polaris''' is a fanzine published by Paul Freehafer in the 1930s and 40s.

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'''Polaris''' is a fanzine published by Paul Freehafer (d. 1944) in the 1930s in Payette, Indiana, and later in the 1940s in Pasadena, and then Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.

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Six issues were published of this zine betweent he years 1939 and 1941. Volume 1, issue 4, published in September of 1940, features fiction by Damon Knight, John F. Burke, Jack Chapman Miske and Robert Barlow. It also included "The Tree on the Hill" by Duane Rimel, which had been revised by [[H.P. Lovecraft]] in 1934, and this was the first publication of it. Rimel was a correspondent of Lovecraft's from 1934 till 37. He was also one of the co-editors of [[The Acolyte]].

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Six issues were published of this zine between the years 1939 and 1941. It was devoted to "weird" fiction and stories.

The fourth issue, published in September of 1940, included "The Tree on the Hill" by Duane Rimel, which had been revised by [[H. P. Lovecraft]] in 1934, and this was the first publication of it. It is now considered an essential work in the creation of the [[Cthulhu Mythos]]. Rimel was a correspondent of Lovecraft's from 1934 till '37. He was also one of the co-editors of [[The Acolyte]].

The fourth issue, published in September of 1940, included "The Tree on the Hill" by Duane Rimel, which had been revised by H. P. Lovecraft in 1934, and this was the first publication of it. It is now considered an essential work in the creation of the Cthulhu Mythos. Rimel was a correspondent of Lovecraft's from 1934 till '37. He was also one of the co-editors of The Acolyte.